Four services. One studio.
From sketch to working part.
Pick one piece or take the whole loop. Most projects use all four — discover, design, make, refine — but you can drop in at whichever step needs the help.
Prototype development
We start with whatever you have — a napkin sketch, a Figma frame, a Slack thread of voice notes. I'll help shape the brief into something a maker can actually quote on, then make a candid call on what's worth prototyping first.
You leave with a feasibility read, a rough cost & time estimate, and a written plan for revision one.
- Concept review
- Feasibility read
- DFM notes
- Estimate & plan
3D design & CAD
I model the part in FreeCAD — parametric, dimensioned, and built so revision two is cheap. Drawings come with proper tolerances and material callouts. STEP and STL go out, no licence headaches.
If you have CAD already, bring it. I'll clean it up, fix what's stopping it from manufacturing, and hand it back.
- Parametric CAD
- Technical drawings
- Production-ready files
- Renders, if useful
Fabrication — 3D print & CNC
FDM 3D printing is the workhorse: PLA for visual concepts, PETG for functional parts, ABS for fit checks, TPU for anything that flexes. Bigger parts split clean and bond.
A desktop CNC is coming online soon — that adds aluminium, brass and machining-grade plastics for parts that the printer can't do.
- FDM 3D printing
- Multi-material
- Desktop CNC milling
- CNC materials
- Hand finishing
Iteration & optimisation
The first part rarely fits, performs, or sells. The point is to find out fast and respond. We run a structured test, log what we learn, and roll a revision. Two or three loops usually gets there.
When the design is genuinely ready, I'll prep clean DFM-handoff files and introduce you to manufacturing partners I trust.
- Test plan
- Revision cycles
- Tolerance tuning
- DFM & handoff
Tools, materials & what fits where.
A quick map of what's in the studio today and where each tool earns its place.
Daily driver for functional plastic parts. Multi-material, reliable, fast — most prototypes start and end here.
Coming online this quarter. Aluminium, brass, hardwood and machining plastics for parts the printer can't do.
Parametric modelling, drawings, and CAM toolpaths. Files go out as STEP, STL, 3MF or DXF — your choice.
Threaded inserts, sanding, primer, paint, glued sub-assemblies. Whatever the prototype needs to feel real in someone's hands.
Not sure which service you need?
That's fine — most people don't. Send what you have and I'll tell you the honest answer, including "this isn't ready yet, here's what to do first."